Indiana Code 16-27-1-2. “Home health agency”
(1) nursing services; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-27-1-2
- health care professional: means any of the following:
Indiana Code 16-27-1-1
- patient: means an individual who has been accepted for care by a home health agency. See Indiana Code 16-27-1-6
for compensation.
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) An individual health care professional who provides professional services to a patient in the temporary or permanent residence of the patient.
(2) A local health department as described in IC 16-20 or IC 16-22-8.
(3) A person that:
(A) is approved by the division of disability and rehabilitative services to provide supported living services or supported living supports to individuals with developmental disabilities;
(B) is subject to rules adopted under IC 12-11-2.1; and
(C) serves only individuals with developmental disabilities who are in a placement authorized under IC 12-11-2.1-4.
(4) A person providing services under the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) described in IC 12-15-43.
(5) A person that only administers home infusion therapy based on a specialty medication prescription received from a pharmacy.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-10-2.2-4.]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.37-2003, SEC.1; P.L.141-2006, SEC.80; P.L.210-2021, SEC.1.